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Conservation is an integral part
of the archaeological process
and the post excavation study of archaeological finds. However, it
is also an aspect of a project that can take much longer to complete than many others.
• team Members: Team members who do not correspond with the requirements of the project, for example, a small and inexperienced team working on a deep shipwreck site, will have to be accounted for.
• Budget & resources: A fieldwork project that has already started and depends on an unsecured budget, such as private donations, without a con- tingency plan of how it will be funded through to completion risks interruption or discontinua- tion
• work atmosphere: A negative work atmosphere and an unmotivated team can have a devastating effect on all phases of the project .Daily briefings and debriefings are indispensable.
Conservation
Conservation is an integral part of the archaeological process and the post-excavation study of archaeo- logical finds. However, it is also the aspect of a project that can potentially take much longer to complete than many others. For example, the wooden hull of the English Tudor warship, Mary Rose, which sank in 1545 and was discovered in 1971, has been under
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Project duration – timetable